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Sun, Dec 28, 2014·BB&T Center, Sunrise

Toronto Maple Leafs 4, Florida Panthers 6

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Florida Panthers win this game 72% of the time.

FLA winsTOR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
TOR0341405422
FLA01321546634

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.

  1. P2 6:39TORRichard PanikAssists: Morgan Rielly, David Clarkson · Wrist, 0.03 xG1–0
  2. P2 8:24FLAJonathan HuberdeauAssists: Brian Campbell, Nick Bjugstad · Wrist, 0.23 xG1–1
  3. P2 10:13FLAJimmy HayesAssists: Sean Bergenheim · Slap, 0.14 xG1–2
  4. P2 14:16TORRoman PolakAssists: Joffrey Lupul, Jake Gardiner · Snap, 0.15 xG2–2
  5. P2 17:30TORJames van RiemsdykPPAssists: Cody Franson, Tyler Bozak · Tip-in, 0.22 xG3–2
  6. P2 18:59TORNazem KadriAssists: Joffrey Lupul, James van Riemsdyk · Backhand, 0.14 xG4–2
  7. P3 2:45FLADmitry KulikovAssists: Jussi Jokinen · Slap, 0.02 xG4–3
  8. P3 10:09FLAWillie MitchellAssists: Jonathan Huberdeau · Tip-in, 0.01 xG4–4
  9. P3 16:45FLABrad BoyesPPGWGAssists: Dmitry Kulikov, Jussi Jokinen · Tip-in, 0.08 xG4–5
  10. P3 18:35FLAScottie UpshallENAssists: Tomas Kopecky, Derek MacKenzie · Backhand, 0.65 xG4–6
Penalties (7)
  1. P1 3:33FLAVincent Trocheck: Holding2 min
  2. P1 14:35TORDion Phaneuf: Slashing2 min
  3. P1 16:40TORDion Phaneuf: Interference2 min
  4. P1 19:12FLAScottie Upshall: High sticking2 min
  5. P2 15:38FLAJonathan Huberdeau: Hooking2 min · PPG
  6. P3 3:12FLAAaron Ekblad: Slashing2 min
  7. P3 15:19TORCody Franson: Hooking2 min · PPG

Replay

Watch the game unfold on the ice: every shot, hit, turnover and faceoff appears as it happened, then fades. Drag the timeline to jump; goals are marked on it.

TOR00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0FLA
46% to win54% to win
← TOR attackFLA attack →
  1. P1 20:00Bolland won the faceoff against Bozak
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

TORFLA
22Shots on goal34
2.1Expected goals3.2
44Shot attempts50
21Faceoffs won43
4Power plays3
6Penalty minutes8
33Hits26
5Blocked shots10
4Giveaways1
1Takeaways6

Line combinations that worked

Model-based

Each team's forward lines and defence pairs at 5-on-5 (two minutes or more together), best first by expected goals for minus against.

Toronto Maple Leafs

Forward lines

  1. bestLupul – Kessel – Bozak11:25

    xG 0.64–0.15 (81%)attempts 12–9goals 1–1

  2. Clarkson – Winnik – Holland3:55

    xG 0.04–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–1goals 0–0

  3. Booth – Winnik – Ashton4:23

    xG 0.02–0.06 (30%)attempts 2–2goals 0–0

  4. Santorelli – van Riemsdyk – Kadri10:07

    xG 0.46–0.55 (46%)attempts 8–9goals 0–2

Defence pairs

  1. bestPhaneuf – Franson15:47

    xG 0.45–0.27 (62%)attempts 9–8goals 0–2

  2. Polak – Gardiner13:17

    xG 0.60–0.63 (49%)attempts 13–14goals 2–2

  3. Robidas – Polak3:06

    xG 0.02–0.06 (25%)attempts 1–1goals 0–0

Florida Panthers

Forward lines

  1. bestBjugstad – Trocheck – Huberdeau9:57

    xG 0.45–0.15 (75%)attempts 5–7goals 2–0

  2. MacKenzie – Kopecky – Upshall7:16

    xG 0.29–0.07 (81%)attempts 5–3goals 0–0

  3. Boyes – Jokinen – Bolland10:05

    xG 0.14–0.10 (57%)attempts 8–4goals 1–0

  4. Bergenheim – Hayes – Barkov10:21

    xG 0.42–1.04 (29%)attempts 11–17goals 1–3

Defence pairs

  1. bestCampbell – Ekblad14:38

    xG 0.94–0.27 (78%)attempts 15–8goals 1–0

  2. Olsen – Gudbranson12:38

    xG 0.18–0.06 (74%)attempts 8–6goals 0–1

  3. Mitchell – Kulikov14:08

    xG 0.24–0.87 (22%)attempts 13–15goals 2–2

How the game flowed

Model-based

Chance quality for each side, minute by minute, with pressure underneath.

Expected goals flow

Running total of expected goals for each team. Steep climbs are spells of pressure; dots are goals. Shaded bands mark power plays (team colour), 4-on-4 or 3-on-3 (grey) and empty nets.

FLA 3.2 xGTOR 2.1 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

FLATOR

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

FLA's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line FLA is favoured, below it TOR. Dots are goals.

Excitement 98/100 · #15 of 1230 this seasonSwing 2.67 · 10 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 10% (winner's lowest chance)
TOR 100%5050%50FLA 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +40 pts

Did the better team win?

Every shot replayed 10,000 times, scoring with its expected-goal probability.

Based on shot quality alone, Florida Panthers win this game 72% of the time.

FLA winsTOR wins

Simulated goal difference (FLA − TOR), 10,000 replays

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The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).